It's All About Me

Two TV Shows

If anyone is interested, on January 14, the National Geographic Channel is airing a show entitled In the Womb: Multiples. I am so looking forward to watching this show. Lately, I've been a bit of a DVR recording fanatic when it comes to all shows baby related - especially ones that talk about twins or conception from IVF.

Jon and I watched In the Womb: Animals the other day and it was really quite interesting. They talked about dolphins, elephants and dogs in the womb.

2006 comes to an end

Happy New Year's Eve to everyone!

As a recap of 2006, the first half of 2006 was a bit of a crappy year with 2 failed IUIs, but thankfully, it ended with the best news I could have had. Our first IVF resulted in a pregnancy of twins! I am so excited to meet them in ~ 7 months (official due date is July 16, 2007), but I also know that taking care of twins will be a lot of hard work emotionally and financially. Jon and I went to Babies 'R Us the other day to price out things, and I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know what we should get and what we shouldn't. I think I need to go do the baby registry and go shopping with someone who knows! I borrowed this book from the library, but I didn't get a chance to read it. I should probably check it out again.

Other events of 2006 - my mom ended her cancer treatments, only to find out one of her kidneys isn't functioning. My dad has had some back problems toward the end of this year. My sister had a biopsy done on her breast, but thankfully, it came back normal. And just the other night, Morgan was taken to the ER for a high fever and apparently the worst ear infections that doctor has seen. Last I heard, she is doing well.

It has been 2 years exactly since we got our wonderful kitty, Sophie. She's such a cutie. Both of my kitties are looking adorable sleeping on the futon (we brought it up from downstairs to our room upstairs).

Oh, and I have read 37 books in 2006 - short of my 52 book goal. I just finished the last book entitled The New Dad's Survival Guide by Scott Mactavish. Since I've blogged about the others, I don't think a list is necessary (really, it's just 'cause I'm lazy and tired right now).

I hope 2007 is a wonderful year for everyone. I don't have any resolutions to make at the moment other than just to have a healthy pregnancy and two healthy babies come greet us in around 7 months.

Movie & Gifts

I forgot to mention that on Christmas Day after my parents and brothers had left, Jon and I drove up to Lynnwood and watched "Night at the Museum". I thought it was a cute movie - kids would definitely like it. Jon, of course, thought it was o.k. and well, not all that great. I just wanted to watch a comedy.

I thought I would also mention all the cool things I got for Christmas this year (so far)...

1) Target gift card (parents)
2) Babies 'R Us gift card (parents)
3) InSpa gift card (Jon) for a mom-to-be massage (so sweet!)
4) Stuffed Bear (for the gift cards)
5) Chocolates (lots of it)
6) Lost Game (which failed to give all of the pieces, so I've contacted the maker of the game to get the missing pieces - apparently, this was a common complaint) (Tanya)
7) Plates & Bowls and more plates and bowls (Jon's parents)
8) Baby Monitor (Jon's parents)
9) Harry Potter Golden Snitch (Ryan)
10) Decision Maker (Ryan)
11) Inflatable Hammer (Ryan)
12) Safe Baby Pregnancy Tips book (Chad) - quite a funny book
13) Stuffed Mater (from Cars) (Jon)

I don't think I'm missing anything, but I could be. I'm tired. Today has been an exhausting and nausea filled day.

My boss and 2nd boss also gave us some things for Christmas, including a Costco gift card, chocolates, a little bobble clock from Brookstone, an angel ornament, and a Christmas fleece blanket.

Christmas 2006

This year's Christmas was a good one. It was good in that we didn't have to travel and family came to us. My parents, my brothers, my parents-in-law, and my youngest sister-in-law came over for dinner on Christmas Eve. My parents needed to work on the 26th, so we decided to celebrate on Christmas Eve. We also invited over Paul & Ally who weren't able to go to Spokane this year. I hope that everyone had a good time! I enjoyed the dinner, the cookies that Ally made, the cobber that Jon's mom made, and, of course, everyone's company.

Unfortunately, my sister and her family aren't going to be able to come over this weekend as planned for various reasons so it looks like I will need to ship over their presents to them. Anyone have a big box? I'll probably go to the post office this weekend and see what's available there.

I thought about driving over there, but I just don't want to drive over the pass right now and I'm looking forward to my 4 day weekend of which I now have planned a whole lot of nothing (though I'm still figuring out what to do about New Year's Eve). Well, actually, I am planning to go the Southcenter Old Navy and Babies 'R Us if anyone is interested in joining me. :-D Though I was thinking of going on Friday late morning/early afternoon.

And next Thursday at 7:30 a.m., we are going in for the ultrasound I mentioned in my last post. It is called Nuchal Translucency Scan.

Alright, that is all for today.

First Official OB Appointment

Well, this morning we went in for our first official OB appointment. Everything looks good with the babies!!! In fact, we got to see them wiggling around as if they were saying "What is all this ruckus? I'm trying to sleep here!" That was very, very cool!!!

They also did some other tests. I'm not sure when I'll hear the results of those tests. They aren't sure what caused the bleeding I had on Thursday and Saturday, but with the test I mention below, they might be able to tell. Maybe.

The nurse practitioner that we saw today asked us if we wanted to do this one ultrasound test (can't remember what she called it) that will provide a clearer picture of the babies and it is one check to see if the babies show signs of having Down's. We need to schedule that sometime before January 13. Of course, this test is optional, but I want to do it because it is one more chance to see the babies!

If I ever hook up this scanner that we got from Paul, then I'll show everyone the latest pics from Thursday and today.

Catching Up

I guess I haven't posted on this blog in a while. A few things have occurred since I last posted here.

The night of the windstorm, it took me 3 hours to get home (which, for me, is a record). Then when I got home, we had no power. Unlike many others though, our power was only out for 24 hours (or thereabout anyway). I was so happy when I came back home Friday night and the power was on.

Then yesterday, I woke up in the early morning and thought that I was having problems with the pregnancy (due to spotting), so I called the OB's office and went in for a quickie ultrasound. The ultrasound showed that everything was fine, and the OB said that spotting like what I had is normal. We have another ultrasound picture that shows one of the babies on top of the other. So cute! A friend from blogland suggested that it might be two boys as boys like to wrestle, but we all know it is one boy and one girl. ;-D

We have our first official OB visit on Tuesday where they will do a lot more than just the ultrasound (including bloodwork, I hear). :-(

And since I drove in yesterday to go to the OB, I had to drive home by myself and traffic on I-90 sucked! It took me 2 hours to get home. I really don't like these long commutes! I need a job closer to home, or my house needs to come out here. :-D Of course, then Jon would have the commute.

Supposedly, my parents and brothers are coming over tomorrow and leaving on Christmas as my parents need to work on the day after Christmas. Then the next weekend, my sister and her family are supposed to come over. I still have a lot to do before anyone comes over.

We are going to celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. I think right now, we are planning to have Italian food. Jon's parents will also be there, and we also invited Paul & Ally over too. It shall be a crowded place.

Of course, on New Year's Day, Jon is having his annual curry fest, and there is usually a good number of people showing up for that.

Well, that's all for now.

Some Pictures

These are ultrasound pictures taken on Wednesday, December 6 - they are at a little over 8 weeks...

And here is the picture given to us at transfer where they are 5 day old blasts (I accidentally dropped something on the picture so that is why there is a couple little white smudges)...

OB

I have scheduled our first OB appointment for 12/26. I'm looking forward to this appointment. It will be hard to wait 18 days for the chance to see another ultrasound of our babies, but I will do my best to be patient. I do have a lot of things to keep me busy. December always tends to be a really busy month. I'm not sure when I'm going to have time (and energy) to finish up my Christmas shopping. I'll have to find some time in there somewhere.

Ultrasound #2

Today's ultrasound went well and I am officially released into the care of whichever OB we choose. The doctor gave us recommendations on where we could go. The doctor said I could come in for another ultrasound in a couple weeks, but, for now, I am happy to wait until I see the OB. That may change the longer I have to wait.

One baby measured at 8w3d and had a heartrate of 172 bpm. The other baby measured 8w2d and had a heartrate of 182 bpm.

Good, Positive Vibes Needed

Tomorrow, Jon and I will have our 2nd ultrasound. If the babies look good, then the RE will release us to an OB. Our appointment is at 10:30. Hopefully, everything will go very well. Tonight, I'm meeting with 4 other ladies in my support group who've "graduated" to pregnancy. Three of us are pregnant with twins. It will be good to have this group still. I hope the 3 I left behind will join us soon.

Also, on Thursday, my sister is having a biopsy done on one of her breasts. I hope and pray that everything goes well there too. Hopefully, it turns out the cluster in her breast is just a bunch of cysts and not anything cancerous. She has a blog that I've linked to over on the right should you want to read it.

So...Tired...

I am having a REALLY hard time keeping my eyes open. It does not matter how much sleep I get, I will be tired. The funny thing is as soon as I get home, I'm sure I won't be able to fall asleep. I tried to take a nap yesterday after picking up Jon from the school, and I couldn't. I just laid in bed thinking of what the nursery will look like. How should we rearrange our bedroom in order to put a bed or two in there for the babies? Why can't it be Wednesday tomorrow so we will be able to see our babies again? Why can't I fall asleep? I hope and pray that they are both doing well and growing like they should. I am so excited to go to this ultrasound! Ugh - I came in here to take a nap not wonder about all this stuff, but how could I not wonder about this stuff? This is huge.

Saturday, we went to Tacoma to visit Jon's parents and sister. I went shopping with Jon's mom while Jon helped Tanya with some school project. Then yesterday, while Jon was with his group for class, I went shopping again. I did manage to find some Christmas presents (as well as a pair of pants and a few shirts for me - all were under $9, except for the pants). After going grocery shopping, I was so completely exhausted so that's when I decided as soon as I picked up Jon and we got home, I would take a nap - the nap that never happened.

Last night, I watched a bit of the Seahawks-Broncos game, then watched The Amazing Race. Does anyone else reading this watch that show? I cannot stand Rob & Kimberly. They should not get married and have children. Then Karlyn of the Alabama women group - could she be even more of a b***h? The model guys are alright, so I am left to root for them only because I don't like the other two teams (except for Lyn - she's alright - if only they could give the money to her and Karlyn didn't get any).

And speaking of reality shows - with Survivor, I am rooting for Ozzy and Yul to be the last two. I just am. Yul has shown the brains and Ozzy has shown the physical side. I'd be interested to see who the jury would pick of those two.

Oh, and we still have patches of ice on our road. Still. Thankfully, it is almost all gone.

Alright, time for a nap...if only.

Just another blog entry

I don't have to blog today because of that blog posting month, but I'm still gonna.

I was really hoping that the side streets around my house would be free and clear of ice when I got home yesterday, but no. It was more slushy, but there was still some ice. Some plow truck came by last night around 9 with its flashing lights as I tried to sleep, but things were still a bit icy this morning. I'm hoping by the time I get home today, the ice will be no more. The snow can stay in my yard though...at least for a little while. It's pretty.

Speaking of sleep, I could really go to bed right now. I am so freaking tired. No energy whatsoever. Oh, and I hate a good size lunch, but I'm still hungry. I was a little nauseous, but that's gone away...for now. The drive into work this morning sucked because the vanpool driver was jerking the van all around, and this was not helping my early morning nauseous feeling. I seriously don't know how she got a driver's license. And why did Metro think it was a good idea to let her drive the van?

I'm anxious about having twins. Really anxious. Like I had a bit of an anxiety attack last night about it. I'm excited, but I really am freaked out. I wish I lived closer to my family. I wish there was someone close by that I would be comfortable with watching my children. We need to start looking into child care now because I've heard of the long wait lists.